US2957201A - Extrusion die for two-ply seamless plastic tubing - Google Patents

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US2957201A US671477A US67147757A US2957201A US 2957201 A US2957201 A US 2957201A US 671477 A US671477 A US 671477A US 67147757 A US67147757 A US 67147757A US 2957201 A US2957201 A US 2957201A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/001Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations
    • B29C48/0013Extrusion moulding in several steps, i.e. components merging outside the die
    • B29C48/0015Extrusion moulding in several steps, i.e. components merging outside the die producing hollow articles having components brought in contact outside the extrusion die
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B29C48/09Articles with cross-sections having partially or fully enclosed cavities, e.g. pipes or channels
    • B29C48/10Articles with cross-sections having partially or fully enclosed cavities, e.g. pipes or channels flexible, e.g. blown foils
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/16Articles comprising two or more components, e.g. co-extruded layers
    • B29C48/18Articles comprising two or more components, e.g. co-extruded layers the components being layers
    • B29C48/21Articles comprising two or more components, e.g. co-extruded layers the components being layers the layers being joined at their surfaces
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/30Extrusion nozzles or dies
    • B29C48/32Extrusion nozzles or dies with annular openings, e.g. for forming tubular articles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/30Extrusion nozzles or dies
    • B29C48/32Extrusion nozzles or dies with annular openings, e.g. for forming tubular articles
    • B29C48/325Extrusion nozzles or dies with annular openings, e.g. for forming tubular articles being adjustable, i.e. having adjustable exit sections

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  • a head, a ring and a separator are disposed in concentric relation, with said separator between said head and ring, said separator being spaced from said head and being cooperable therewith in forming an inner continuous plastic extruding tone, said separator being also spaced from said ring and cooperating with the same in forming an outer plastic extruding orifice.
  • An object of the invention has been to provide an elongated mandrel carrying the aforesaid head and disposed in a bore of the die body, the lower end of said mandrel being secured to said body and an intermediate portion of said mandrel being spaced from the wall of said bore to provide a passage for conducting the plastic to the spaces between the aforesaid separator, head and ring.
  • Another object has been to provide for so securing the mandrel to the die body that said mandrel may be easily adjusted longitudinally to vary the space between the mandrel head and the aforesaid separator, thus widening or narrowing the -inner plastic extruding orifice according-V to the thickness to zbe imparted to the inner extruded tubing.
  • 'Still another object has been to provide a carrier adjustably mounted on the die body, to secure theaforesaid separator to said carrier for movement bodily therewith, and to adjustably mount the aforesaid ring on said carrier, the adjusting means for said carrier and ring permitting easy radial adjustment of said separator yinto uniformly spaced relation with the mandrel head, and correspondingly easy radial adjustment of said ring into uniformly spaced relation with said separator.
  • Yet another object has been to provide a novel structure in which the aforesaid separator is formed with radial ports which place the space between said separator and the mandrel head in communication with the space between Said separator and the aforesaid ring, whereby the plastic for both the inner and outer extruded tubes may be supplied through the above mentioned passage between the mandrel and the wall of the body bore.
  • a further object has been to provide the carrier with fice a lower downwardly projecting continuous flange surrounding the upper end of the die body, to provide said carrier with an upper upwardly projecting continuous flange surrounding the lower portion of the aforesaid ring, to equip said lower flange with radial adjusting screws abutting said body for adjusting said carrier, to equip said upper flange with other radial adjusting screws abutting said ring for adjusting this ring, to provide clamping screws for securing said carrier to said body after carrier adjustment, and to provide other clamping screws for securing said ring to said carrier after ring adjustment, all of said clamping screws having clearances permitting the required carrier and ring adjustments when these screws are slightly loosened.
  • a still further object is to provide a novel construction having maximum advantages from both the standpoint of manufacture and use.
  • Figure 1 is a View partly in elevation but primarily in vertical section substantially on the lines 1-1 of Figures 2 and 3.
  • Figure 2 is a lower end View.
  • Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3 3 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective View of a plate embodied in the means for adjusting and securing the mandrel.
  • 'Ihe die body 5 is provided with a lateral boss 6 for attachment to a conventional extruding machine.
  • the upper end of this body 5 is formed with an annular outwardly projecting flange 7, the upper side of said flange and the upper end surface of said body being disposed in the same horizontal plane.
  • a cylindrical bore Sis formed vertically through the body 5 and opens through both the upper and lower ends of said body, said bore being concentric with the flange 7.
  • a bushing 9 is tightly secured in the lower portion of the bore 8 and has its upper end surface 10 disposed in an inclined plane, with the lowest portion of said surface 10 positioned toward the boss 6.
  • a port 11 extends through the body 5 and boss 6 and opens into the bore 8 ⁇ directly over the aforesaid lowest portion of the bushing end surface 10.
  • a cylindrical mandrel 12 extends longitudinally through the bore 8 and bushing 9 and contacts with the latter without appreciable clearance.
  • the upper end of the mandrel 12 projects above the ange 7 and is shaped to form a conical head 13 having its apex disposed downwardly.
  • the lower end 14 of the mandrel 12 projects downwardly from the body 5 and is externally threaded at 15.
  • the intermediate portion of the mandrel 12 is spaced from the Wall of the bore 8 to provide a plastic conducting passage 16 between said mandrel and said bore wall, said passage 16 being in communication lwith the port 11.
  • a longitudinal duct 17 is formed in the mandrel for a purpose to be later explained.
  • a horizontal plate 18 is located under the body 5 and is Secured to said body by screws 19, said plate 18 being provided on its upper side With integral lugs 20 which abut the lower end of said body 5 and space the body portion of said plate downwardly from said lower end of said body 5.
  • This body portion of the plate 18 is formed with an opening 21 through which the threaded lower end 14 of the mandrel 12 extends without contact.
  • An upper nut 22 and a lower nut 23 are threaded onto the mandrel end 15 and contact respectively with 3 the upper and the lower side of the plate 18.
  • the mandrel 12 is Ythus rigidly secured tothe body 5, and by loosening either n ut and tightening the other, said man- Vdrel may bev vertically adjusted with precisionyfor a -purnected to this carrier 2.4 in communication with the port 47, V.and a preferably flexible tube 49 is connected with said valve.
  • the carrier is formed witha downwardly prothe pressure dropfbe allowed tofbeoome too great, one or jecting continuous flange 29 through whichV the adjusting both tubes will turn abruptly at the extruding orifice, conscrews 2S are threaded withv ⁇ theinnner ends abutting tact with the end of the die and break off.
  • the Vcarrier 24 maybe posifrom a blower or the like through the mandrel duct 17 Vtionally adjusted with precision.
  • the carrier may then into the inner-tube 32, -to expandthe latter into integral Ybe locked in adjusted position by re-tightening the clanipunion with theouter tube 38, and if desired such air presing screws 26.
  • Y Y sure may be suicient to expand both tubes to impart a
  • An upwardly ared separator 30 is secured upon the 25 diameter to the finished tubing greater than the diameter carrier 24 for adjustmenttbodily With'said carrier.
  • AV ring 36 is secured upon eter less than that of the inner extrudingorifice 31, if v'the carrier24 and surrounds the separator 30, said ring 35 desired, may be eifeeted by PaS-Sing both tubes through and separator being spaced apart and coacting in forming all eXternal Cooling ring but Suell a ring may be uSed to an outercontinuous orifice 37 through which to extrude merely contract the outer tube 38 into union with the invan'outer .plastic tube 38.
  • the ring 36 is secured upon YIleltube 32, Without aPPreeiably decreasing the diameter the carrier 24 by clamping screws 39 which have clearof the latter.
  • t V4ance in the carrier openings 40 to permit radial adjust- 40 Coaeting niP rollS may be employed above the eXtruSion 'merits of the ring upon the carrier.
  • Radial adjusting die to upwardly Pull the tubing and to at least temporarily Vscrews 41 are provided for making the adjustments, these atten it after union of the inner and outer tubes and cool- VScrews 41 being threaded through an upwardly projecting ing.
  • Such attening prevents escape of pressure supplied continuous iiange 42 which is formed on the carrier 24 through the mandrel duct 17.
  • the completed tubing' may and. surrounds the lower portion of the ring 36, which 45 be Wound on a reel in attened form or may be restored portion is abutted by the inner ends of said screws 41. to circular cross section
  • the ring 36 may during its passage through the die, any suitable die heating be positionally adjusted with precision.
  • the ring may means may be employed. Electric heaters are. diagramthen be locked in adjusted position by re-tightening the matically illustrated at 51 in Figure l by broken lines. clamping screws 39. t From the foregoing, it will be seen that a novel and The screws 26 and 28 are employed to -so adjust the advantageous construction has been disclosed for attainvcarrier 24 on the body 5 Vas to dispose the separator 30 'ing the desired ends.
  • a mandrel disposed longitudinally in said bore the nuts 22 and 23'to longitudinally adjust the mandrel and having a head above said body, the intermediate por- 12 andY ltS head 1-
  • Thel SCreYVS 39 and 4l are em- 60 tion of said mandrel below said head being spaced from ployed to set the ring 36 in strictly concentric.
  • a valve 48 is coning orifice, and centering means mounting said Separator andV said ring on said body with Vthe aforesaid passage in communication with the space between said separator and said head, said separator having radial passages extending 'from the lowelrnost portions of said space to the lowermost portion of the space between said separator and said ring at the uppermost portion of said passage, said mounting means for said separator and said ring including a carrier to which said separator and said ring are secured, and second centering means securing said carrier to said body, said means securing the lower end of said mandrel to said body including adjusting means for longitudinally adjusting said mandrel, said head and Said separator having coaeting surfaces effective to vary the size of said inner orifice when said mandrel is longitudinally adjusted.
  • An extrusion die for two-ply seamless tubing comprising a body having ⁇ a bore which opens through its upper end, a mandrel disposed longitudinally in and projecting upwardly from said bore, the upper end of said mandrel being provided with a head, the intermediate portion of said mandrel below said head being uniformly spaced from the wall of said bore to provide a plastic conducting passage around said intermediate portion of said mandrel, lateral passage means for conducting a plastic to said passage, means securing the lower end of said mandrel to said body, a carrier resting upon -the upper end of said body and having an opening registering with the upper end of said bore and forming a continuation of said passage, said carrier having a downwardly projecting ange surrounding and spaced from said upper end of said body, clamping screws securing said carrier to said body, said clamping screws having clearance permitting radial adjustments of said carrier with respect to said mandrel, radial adjusting screws threaded through said flange and abutting said body for
  • said means securing the lower end of said mandrel to said body includes adjusting means for longitudinally adjusting said mandrel, said head and said separator having coacting surfaces eiective to vary the size of said inner oritice when said mandrel is longitudinally adjusted.

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Oct. 25, 1960 c. M. FIELDS ErAL EXTRUSION DIE.' FOR TWO-FLY SEAMLESS PLASTICVI'UBING 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 12. 1957 IN VENTORS K ATTORNEYS Ex'rRUsIoN DIE: FOR Two-FLY SEAMLESS PLASTIC TUBING Filed July 12, 1957 Oct. 25, 1960 c. M. FIELDS Erm.
3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 25, 1960 c. M. FIELDS ETAL 2,957,201
EXTRUSION DIE FOR TWO-FLY SEAMLESS PLASTIC TUBING Filed July 12, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTORS HZQ K. fczZZe and C72/arles M Fz'eiaf bij m, m@
ATTORNEYS United States Patent EXTRUSION DIE FOR TWO-PLY SEAMLESS PLASTIC TUBING Charles Marion Fields and Hugh Kenneth Mallett, Zanesville, Ohio, assignors to Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed July 12, 1957, Ser. No. 671,477
3 Claims. (Cl. 18-13) ln the manufacture of seamless plastic tubing, it is quite common to force polyethylene or other thermoplastic material through an extrusion die to shape the tubing. When so doing, however, if very thin walled tubing is being extruded, very minute pin holes frequently occur in the tubing. It has therefore been proposed to simultaneously extrude an outer tube and an inner tube in spaced concentric relation and to bring the two tubes together before appreciable setting of the plastic. The two tubes thus become integrally united into a two-ply tube and there is Vlittle likelihood of any pin holes in either tube being in register with any similar holes in the other.
Die structures proposed for such dual extrusion have been rather complicated and expensive and diicult to adjust for orifice accuracy and for producing tubing having dierent side wall thicknesses. The present invention, however, has aimed to provide a new and improved die structure relatively free from such disadvantages.
A head, a ring and a separator are disposed in concentric relation, with said separator between said head and ring, said separator being spaced from said head and being cooperable therewith in forming an inner continuous plastic extruding orice, said separator being also spaced from said ring and cooperating with the same in forming an outer plastic extruding orifice.
An object of the invention has been to provide an elongated mandrel carrying the aforesaid head and disposed in a bore of the die body, the lower end of said mandrel being secured to said body and an intermediate portion of said mandrel being spaced from the wall of said bore to provide a passage for conducting the plastic to the spaces between the aforesaid separator, head and ring.
Another object has been to provide for so securing the mandrel to the die body that said mandrel may be easily adjusted longitudinally to vary the space between the mandrel head and the aforesaid separator, thus widening or narrowing the -inner plastic extruding orifice according-V to the thickness to zbe imparted to the inner extruded tubing.
'Still another object has been to provide a carrier adjustably mounted on the die body, to secure theaforesaid separator to said carrier for movement bodily therewith, and to adjustably mount the aforesaid ring on said carrier, the adjusting means for said carrier and ring permitting easy radial adjustment of said separator yinto uniformly spaced relation with the mandrel head, and correspondingly easy radial adjustment of said ring into uniformly spaced relation with said separator.
Yet another object has been to provide a novel structure in which the aforesaid separator is formed with radial ports which place the space between said separator and the mandrel head in communication with the space between Said separator and the aforesaid ring, whereby the plastic for both the inner and outer extruded tubes may be supplied through the above mentioned passage between the mandrel and the wall of the body bore.
A further object has been to provide the carrier with fice a lower downwardly projecting continuous flange surrounding the upper end of the die body, to provide said carrier with an upper upwardly projecting continuous flange surrounding the lower portion of the aforesaid ring, to equip said lower flange with radial adjusting screws abutting said body for adjusting said carrier, to equip said upper flange with other radial adjusting screws abutting said ring for adjusting this ring, to provide clamping screws for securing said carrier to said body after carrier adjustment, and to provide other clamping screws for securing said ring to said carrier after ring adjustment, all of said clamping screws having clearances permitting the required carrier and ring adjustments when these screws are slightly loosened.
A still further object is to provide a novel construction having maximum advantages from both the standpoint of manufacture and use.
With the above and other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the following detailed description, the appended claims and the several views illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
ln the drawings:
Figure 1 is a View partly in elevation but primarily in vertical section substantially on the lines 1-1 of Figures 2 and 3.
Figure 2 is a lower end View.
Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3 3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective View of a plate embodied in the means for adjusting and securing the mandrel.
The preferred construction has been illustrated and will be specifically described but attention is linvited to the possibility of making variations.
'Ihe die body 5 is provided with a lateral boss 6 for attachment to a conventional extruding machine. The upper end of this body 5 is formed with an annular outwardly projecting flange 7, the upper side of said flange and the upper end surface of said body being disposed in the same horizontal plane. A cylindrical bore Sis formed vertically through the body 5 and opens through both the upper and lower ends of said body, said bore being concentric with the flange 7. A bushing 9 is tightly secured in the lower portion of the bore 8 and has its upper end surface 10 disposed in an inclined plane, with the lowest portion of said surface 10 positioned toward the boss 6. A port 11 extends through the body 5 and boss 6 and opens into the bore 8 `directly over the aforesaid lowest portion of the bushing end surface 10.
A cylindrical mandrel 12 extends longitudinally through the bore 8 and bushing 9 and contacts with the latter without appreciable clearance. The upper end of the mandrel 12 projects above the ange 7 and is shaped to form a conical head 13 having its apex disposed downwardly. The lower end 14 of the mandrel 12 projects downwardly from the body 5 and is externally threaded at 15. The intermediate portion of the mandrel 12 is spaced from the Wall of the bore 8 to provide a plastic conducting passage 16 between said mandrel and said bore wall, said passage 16 being in communication lwith the port 11. A longitudinal duct 17 is formed in the mandrel for a purpose to be later explained.
A horizontal plate 18 is located under the body 5 and is Secured to said body by screws 19, said plate 18 being provided on its upper side With integral lugs 20 which abut the lower end of said body 5 and space the body portion of said plate downwardly from said lower end of said body 5. This body portion of the plate 18 is formed with an opening 21 through which the threaded lower end 14 of the mandrel 12 extends without contact. An upper nut 22 and a lower nut 23 are threaded onto the mandrel end 15 and contact respectively with 3 the upper and the lower side of the plate 18. The mandrel 12 is Ythus rigidly secured tothe body 5, and by loosening either n ut and tightening the other, said man- Vdrel may bev vertically adjusted with precisionyfor a -purnected to this carrier 2.4 in communication with the port 47, V.and a preferably flexible tube 49 is connected with said valve. y
When the valve 48 is opened and ysub-atmospheric presvpose to be later explained. if y 5 sure is created in the tube 49, preferably by human mouth A circular carrier 24V is disposed uponethe =upper Yend suction, a corresponding sub-atmospheric pressure is pro- 'of thebodypS Vand its iiange 7, said carrierjhaving la-cenp duced in -the space 50 between Vthe Vlower ends of the extral opening V25 registering with the upper 'end of the i trudedV plastic tubes 32 and 38, to aid in bringing said body bore 8 to form with the mandrel y12 a ,continuation tubes intointegral union with eachother and to prevent of passage 16; The carrier 24 is secured tothe flange 7 10 appreciabletrapping of air between saidtubes.V However, by clamping screws 26, said screws having clearance in as the ,tubesV are upwardlyrfed and united, it has been the ange openings 27 to allow radial adjustments of the j Y found that aV small amount of `air from the space 50 is carrier 24 whenvsaid screws are loosened: Vand radial adentrained with them, resulting in avery slow reduction justing screws 28 are provided for-making the Vadjustof the sub-atmospheric pressure in said space 50, and if ments. The carrier is formed witha downwardly prothe pressure dropfbe allowed tofbeoome too great, one or jecting continuous flange 29 through whichV the adjusting both tubes will turn abruptly at the extruding orifice, conscrews 2S are threaded withv `theinnner ends abutting tact with the end of the die and break off. Such an oc- `the edge of the flange 7, Vwhich edgeis surrounded by currence-is avoided by periodically Opening the valve 48 Y said flange 29. Y 'and restoring `the desired pressure.
By slightly loosening the clamping screws 26 and turn- 20 Y Air at above-atmospheric pressure may be conducted ing the adjusting screws 28, the Vcarrier 24 maybe posifrom a blower or the like through the mandrel duct 17 Vtionally adjusted with precision. The carrier may then into the inner-tube 32, -to expandthe latter into integral Ybe locked in adjusted position by re-tightening the clanipunion with theouter tube 38, and if desired such air presing screws 26.' Y Y sure may be suicient to expand both tubes to impart a An upwardly ared separator 30 is secured upon the 25 diameter to the finished tubing greater than the diameter carrier 24 for adjustmenttbodily With'said carrier. This of the outer extruding orifice 37. Expansion of both separator'3i) surrounds and is spaced from the mandrel tubes to a diameter greater than that/of the orifice 37 may head 13, and these two elements 30 and 13 coact in forinalso be eifected, if desired, by passing said tubes jointly ing an inner continuous 0rifice.31 through .which to ex- Varound an internal cooling ring but such a ring may be .trude an inner plastic tube 32. The space 33 between 30 employed to merely expand the inner tube 32finto union the separator 30 and the head 13 communicates with with the outer tube, Without appreciablyincreasing the the opening of the carrier 24. This carrier has a diameter of the latter. countersink 34 in which the lower end of the separator Contraction 0f both of the tubes 32 and 3S to a diamis secured by screws 35. AV ring 36 is secured upon eter less than that of the inner extrudingorifice 31, if v'the carrier24 and surrounds the separator 30, said ring 35 desired, may be eifeeted by PaS-Sing both tubes through and separator being spaced apart and coacting in forming all eXternal Cooling ring but Suell a ring may be uSed to an outercontinuous orifice 37 through which to extrude merely contract the outer tube 38 into union with the invan'outer .plastic tube 38. The ring 36 is secured upon YIleltube 32, Without aPPreeiably decreasing the diameter the carrier 24 by clamping screws 39 which have clearof the latter. t V4ance in the carrier openings 40 to permit radial adjust- 40 Coaeting niP rollS may be employed above the eXtruSion 'merits of the ring upon the carrier. Radial adjusting die to upwardly Pull the tubing and to at least temporarily Vscrews 41 are provided for making the adjustments, these atten it after union of the inner and outer tubes and cool- VScrews 41 being threaded through an upwardly projecting ing. Such attening prevents escape of pressure supplied continuous iiange 42 which is formed on the carrier 24 through the mandrel duct 17. The completed tubing'may and. surrounds the lower portion of the ring 36, which 45 be Wound on a reel in attened form or may be restored portion is abutted by the inner ends of said screws 41. to circular cross sectional shape beforeV reeling.
Y Byslightly loosening the clamping screws 39 and turn- To maintain the plastic at desired Vhigh temperature ing the adjusting screws 41 as required, the ring 36 may during its passage through the die, any suitable die heating be positionally adjusted with precision. The ring may means may be employed. Electric heaters are. diagramthen be locked in adjusted position by re-tightening the matically illustrated at 51 in Figure l by broken lines. clamping screws 39. t From the foregoing, it will be seen that a novel and The screws 26 and 28 are employed to -so adjust the advantageous construction has been disclosed for attainvcarrier 24 on the body 5 Vas to dispose the separator 30 'ing the desired ends. However, attention is again invited in 'strictly concentric relation with the mandrel head 13, to the possibility of making variations. Vthus insuring uniform radial width for the inner orice We claim: V31 through Wlileil the Inner PlaStle tube 32 iS eXtruded- 1. An extrusion die for two-ply seamless plastic tubing The width of this orifice 31 and therefore the thickness.. comprising a body having a bore which opens through its of the tube wall, may be varied. as required by operating upper end, a mandrel disposed longitudinally in said bore the nuts 22 and 23'to longitudinally adjust the mandrel and having a head above said body, the intermediate por- 12 andY ltS head 1- Thel SCreYVS 39 and 4l are em- 60 tion of said mandrel below said head being spaced from ployed to set the ring 36 in strictly concentric. relation the wall of said bore to provide a plastic conducting pasp wtih the separator 30, thus insuring'uniform radial Width sage uniformly spaced around said intermediate Yportion fo; thgesouter oriiice 37 through which the outer plastic of said mandrel, lateral passage means for conducting a eube 11exti'u ed, resulting in uniform thickness of plastic to said passage, means securing the lower end of v said mandrel to said body, a separator surrounding and The lower end portion of'the separator 30 is formed outwardly uniformly spaced from said head, said separator withV a plurality of substantially radial ports 43 which. and head coacting in forming an inner continuous plastic connect the Vspace 33 between said separator and the Vextruding orifice, a ring surrounding said separator and 'mandrel head .13 with the space 44 between saidsepauniformly spaced therefrom, said ring and separator being Vrator andthe ring 36. The separator 30 also has a small 70 cooperable in forming an outer continuous plastic extrudvertical port 45 from 'its upper to its lower end; and said 'lower yend has a shallow groove 46 with `which said port 45V communicates. This groove 46 communicates -with thejinner end of a small radial port 47 (Figure 3) f-Which isfoi=med in the carrier' 24. A valve 48 is coning orifice, and centering means mounting said Separator andV said ring on said body with Vthe aforesaid passage in communication with the space between said separator and said head, said separator having radial passages extending 'from the lowelrnost portions of said space to the lowermost portion of the space between said separator and said ring at the uppermost portion of said passage, said mounting means for said separator and said ring including a carrier to which said separator and said ring are secured, and second centering means securing said carrier to said body, said means securing the lower end of said mandrel to said body including adjusting means for longitudinally adjusting said mandrel, said head and Said separator having coaeting surfaces effective to vary the size of said inner orifice when said mandrel is longitudinally adjusted.
2. An extrusion die for two-ply seamless tubing comprising a body having `a bore which opens through its upper end, a mandrel disposed longitudinally in and projecting upwardly from said bore, the upper end of said mandrel being provided with a head, the intermediate portion of said mandrel below said head being uniformly spaced from the wall of said bore to provide a plastic conducting passage around said intermediate portion of said mandrel, lateral passage means for conducting a plastic to said passage, means securing the lower end of said mandrel to said body, a carrier resting upon -the upper end of said body and having an opening registering with the upper end of said bore and forming a continuation of said passage, said carrier having a downwardly projecting ange surrounding and spaced from said upper end of said body, clamping screws securing said carrier to said body, said clamping screws having clearance permitting radial adjustments of said carrier with respect to said mandrel, radial adjusting screws threaded through said flange and abutting said body for eecting said radial adjustments of said carrier, a separator projecting upwardly from said carrier and secured thereto for radial adjustment bodily with said carrier, said separator surrounding and being unifomly spaced from said head, the space between said separator and said head being in communication with said opening of said carrier the upper ends of said separator and head being cooperable in forming an inner continuous plastic extruding oriiice, a ring resting upon said carrier, said ring surrounding said separator and being spaced therefrom, additional clamping screws securing said ring upon said carrier and having clearance permitting radial adjustments of said ring with respect to said separator, and additional radial adjusting screws for effecting said radial adjustments of said ring, said carrier having a continuous upwardly projecting flange surrounding and uniformly spaced from the lower portion of said ring, said additional radial adjusting screws being threaded through this flange, said separator having radial openings from the lowermost portion of the space between said separator and said head to the lowermost portion of the space between said separator and said ring at the uppermost portion of said passage, the upper end of said separator being cooperable with said ring in forming an outer continuous plastic extruding orice.
3. A structure as speciiied in claim 2, in which said means securing the lower end of said mandrel to said body includes adjusting means for longitudinally adjusting said mandrel, said head and said separator having coacting surfaces eiective to vary the size of said inner oritice when said mandrel is longitudinally adjusted.
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